Watch: Nascar driver Connor Zilisch breaks collarbone in fall celebrating race win
He later reassured racing fans that he had escaped a head injury in the heavy fall to the tarmac, but had suffered a broken collarbone.
Zilisch had been holding a can of drink when he lost his grip while trying to climb on top of his car roof after victory at Watkins Glen, New York.
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His leg appeared to get caught in the window of his No 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet and he tumbled to the ground head first.
Zilisch, from North Carolina, sparked alarm among the crowd as he was initially motionless on the ground after a heavy blow to his head. Medics immediately arrived to tend to him and transported him on a stretcher to the trackside medical centre.
Nascar authorities said he was later transported to a local hospital for further evaluations but was awake and alert. Zilisch led 60 of the 82 laps to win Saturday's Xfinity Series race.
He was released from hospital and later wrote on social media: 'Thank you everybody for reaching out today. I'm out of the hospital and getting better already. Thankfully, CT scans for my head are clear, I just have a broken collarbone.
'Thankful for all the medics for quick attention and grateful it wasn't any worse.'
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Watch: Nascar driver Connor Zilisch breaks collarbone in fall celebrating race win
The 19-year-old had been lapping up the cheers as he climbed out of the driver's window after coming in first in the Xfinity Series race. He later reassured racing fans that he had escaped a head injury in the heavy fall to the tarmac, but had suffered a broken collarbone. Zilisch had been holding a can of drink when he lost his grip while trying to climb on top of his car roof after victory at Watkins Glen, New York. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review your details and accept them to load the content His leg appeared to get caught in the window of his No 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet and he tumbled to the ground head first. Zilisch, from North Carolina, sparked alarm among the crowd as he was initially motionless on the ground after a heavy blow to his head. Medics immediately arrived to tend to him and transported him on a stretcher to the trackside medical centre. Nascar authorities said he was later transported to a local hospital for further evaluations but was awake and alert. Zilisch led 60 of the 82 laps to win Saturday's Xfinity Series race. He was released from hospital and later wrote on social media: 'Thank you everybody for reaching out today. I'm out of the hospital and getting better already. Thankfully, CT scans for my head are clear, I just have a broken collarbone. 'Thankful for all the medics for quick attention and grateful it wasn't any worse.'
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